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Southwestern College participated for the second year in
RecycleMania, a national collegiate competition focused on waste
minimization and recycling. In the Per Capita Classic, which measures
the weight of recycled material per student, Southwestern placed 61st
out of 346 colleges and universities, just edging out the University of
North Carolina, Notre Dame, and Brown University. The Per Capita
Classic champion was the United States Coast Guard Academy. Among
Kansas institutions, Southwestern was the Grand Champion, the winner of
the Per Capita Classic, and had the best results for several targeted
recyclables: bottles and cans, paper, and corrugated cardboard. The
other Kansas schools that participated (and trailed SC) are Kansas State
University, the University of Kansas, Bethany College and Johnson
County Community College.